Rivian's Electric Truck Is a Cutie and a Beast - The New York Times
The R1T can haul five tons, conquer brutal off-road trails and sprint to 60 miles an hour in a blink. And about that Camp Kitchen tucked inside …
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The R1T can haul five tons, conquer brutal off-road trails and sprint to 60 miles an hour in a blink. And about that Camp Kitchen tucked inside …
Back in 2019, Rivian's chief engineer, Brian Gase, said that the electric underpinnings meant converting a vehicle from left-hand to right-hand drive was easier than with a combustion-powered vehicle. At the time, he said development of both configurations was happening at the same time. "The truck makes sense in the Australian market. We see significant value, particularly with the SUV in right-hand drive markets. And we've commonised everything on the vehicles forward of the B-pillar, so by default, getting a right-hand-drive truck is a low barrier, because I've got a right-hand-drive SUV...